Reduced graphene oxide-supported aggregates of CuInS2 quantum dots as an effective hybrid electron acceptor for polymer-based solar cells

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Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 532-540

  Meng, Weili ^a,b   Zhou, Xun ^a   Qiu, Zeliang ^a   Liu, Changwen ^a   Chen, Junwei ^a,b   Yue, Wenjin ^c   Wang, Mingtai ^a   Bi, Hong ^d  

^a HEFEI INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c ANHUI POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CuInS2; Graphene; Hybrid; MEH PPV; Quantum dots; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; GRAPHENE; NANOCRYSTALS; POSITIVE IONS; SOLAR CELLS;

CUINS2; HYBRID; MEH-PPV; POLYMER-BASED SOLAR CELLS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SOLAR CELL FABRICATION; SOLVOTHERMAL APPROACH;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84947997101     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.09.068     Document Type: Article

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